Military Strength: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia

Bosnia and Herzegovina (ranked #111 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#139) on the ARMS Index. Bosnia and Herzegovina fields 11,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Latvia, backed by 15,000 reserves. Latvia's $1.6B defense budget is 6.8:1 that of Bosnia and Herzegovina ($0.2B).

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld #111 18.1

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Bosnia and Herzegovina leads on 3 of 6 pillars

LatviaWorld #139 12.9

50.911K active troops Manpower15 % 48.99,000 active troops
38.845 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 9.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.9$237M budget Defense budget10 % 37.1$1.6B budget

Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.13 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Latvia	Ratio
Defense budget	$237M	$1.6B	🇱🇻 6.8×
– share of GDP	0.8%	3.7%	🇱🇻 4.6×
Active personnel	11,000	9,000	🇧🇦 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	45	0	🇧🇦
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	15,000	15,900	🇱🇻 1.1×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	15	7	🇧🇦 2.1×
– helicopters	15	3	🇧🇦 5.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$75	$866	🇱🇻 12×
Population	3.2M	1.9M	🇧🇦 1.7×
GDP	$30B	$44B	🇱🇻 1.5×
GDP per capita	$9,359	$23,409	🇱🇻 2.5×
Land area	51,187 km²	62,249 km²	🇱🇻 1.2×
Coastline	20 km	498 km	🇱🇻 25×